The number of people
allowed to travel in private cars in Swaziland (eSwatini) will be restricted as
part of the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Chief Ndlaluhlaza
Ndwandwe, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said all public transport
vehicles would be expected to carry no more than 70 percent of their full
capacity while private vehicles will be required to carry no more than 60
percent from Saturday 4 April 2020.
Minister Ndwandwe told a
press briefing on Friday (3 April 2020) : ‘Government shall assist public
transport with supplies for sanitising passengers and disinfecting their
vehicles. When those supplies are depleted, public transport operators shall
provide accordingly.’
At the same briefing Lizzie Nkosi, the Swazi
Health Minister, said Swaziland
hoped to be able to analyse coronavirus tests at the kingdom’s own laboratory
in Mbabane ‘from next week’.
She said an engineer would arrive at the laboratory on Sunday to upgrade
facilities.
At present tests are sent to South Africa. More than 350 tests have been
returned to date and there have been nine positive cases recorded. No deaths
have been reported.
Nkosi has also announced
that her ministry would embark on an ‘active case finding exercise’ from
Saturday. ‘About 2,000 people were ordered to self-isolate last week. We will
be going out to screen those people and we request for their cooperation,’ she
said.
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